Scholarships

The Highland Lakes Service League offers scholarships to adult women who live and work in Burnet or Llano Counties and are returning to school to complete their education and/or certification in pursuit of their career goals. Scholarship applications are accepted in the spring and awarded at our May meeting.

Since 2011, the HLSL has awarded over 100 Scholarships for a total of over $218,000 to women determined to improve their lives through education.  Last year alone, $57,000 was awarded!

 

Criteria:

  • Application must include a resume, all transcripts and current GPA
  • Applicant must be enrolled in an educational institution and have a student ID# at the time of application
  • Not available to high school seniors
  • If selected, applicant must interview with the Scholarship Committee and agree to the use of her photo and contact information for the HLSL’s promotion of the scholarship program
  • If applicant previously received a scholarship award from HLSL, she must include an explanation of how the funds were spent and what was accomplished
  • Applications are accepted beginning in the spring of each year and must be received by April 15th

 

Please direct any questions to the Scholarship Committee at hlsl.scholarships@gmail.com.

 

2025 Scholarship Recipients

 

Front row seated from left to right: Elizabeth Hethera, Jennifer Schuetz, Madison Owens, Jennifer Busby, Nichole Ritchie, Emily Mendoza, Kate Jackson, Nichole Tryba

Back row standing from left to right: AshLee Schoepf, Mariah Aguilar, Liz Dickson, Etta Pearl Torns, Crystal Perez, Florisbel Macedo, Courtney Williamson, Angela Grenwelge, Stephanie Barry, Jennifer Rasmussen

 

2025 Scholarship Committee: L-R Amy Palmer, Beth Childers, Bonnie Rushing, Cheryl Webb, Lahonea Young. Not available for photo: Fran Brochstein, Cathy Brown, Vicki Goodwin, Jill Henderson, Kristi Lofton, Shirley Schmidt